Posts tagged Potomac
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Breakfast links: Moving on
There was history before you; Ride sharing apps meet regulators; CEO cuts corners, trees; Line dead in suicide; SHA goes on a diet; GOP hates cities?; Texas faces high cost of roads; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Greater greater Maryland
Curfew alternative in Montgomery; Election free-for-all; Take a bus to the show; Soccer field a key goal; Angelou objects to King paraphrase; Ward 8 wants construction jobs; Henderson vs. parents; And…. Keep reading…
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“Lane closed to ease congestion” actually not a crazy fail
Michael sent along this amusing “FAIL” photo… but is it really a fail at all? At first blush, this looks ridiculous. How can closing a lane ease congestion? But actually, it can. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Retail restriction rumble
Preserve our lack of community gathering spaces!; Not satisfied with Hill restrictions; DC divided on Gray, public involvement, & more; Not so Open; Officer stubbornly parks blocking trail; Taxi expansion may be reversed; In crime; Suburban growth is a Ponzi scheme. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spending money, honestly and otherwise
The day in ethics; Health and taxes up for debate; Not just a political prop; He messed with the wrong cyclist; Labor dispute delays ART; US Open still punishing Metro riders; Hybrid trains?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The bike life
Obituary for “the bike lady”; To catch a bike thief; Drivers take bike frustration to police; Council looks at ethics; Metro morsels; St. E’s will still move ahead, needs food; No more Arts for 5th and Eye; And…. Keep reading…
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USGA feels sorry for drivers, not Metro riders
Free shuttle service will be offered from free parking lots in Gaithersburg to the US Open tournament at Bethesda’s Congressional Country Club June 13-19. Yet those choosing to take Metro will be forced to pay $8 per day for shuttle service. The shuttles, requiring reservations, will serve a Red Line station that’s much closer to Congressional than the parking… Keep reading…
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US Open pushes driving over Metro
People attending the US Open this June can choose between taking transit or parking at lots 15 miles away. Yet transit riders will have to pay for shuttles from the Metro on top of their fares, while drivers get both free parking and free rides to the Open. The USGA’s premiere event will he held this year at the Congressional Country Club, between Bethesda and Potomac. The private… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hate the Redskins (even more)
Snyder sues WCP, draws attention to his bad press; Snyder gets view, park loses trees; 395 HOT lanes out; Plazas could fight crime at Truxton Circle; How useful is the Circulator website?; Are you a car-free skeptic?; Streetcars4DC reviews report; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not entirely effective
‘Effective’ DC teachers not effectively distributed; Metro escalator model problematic; Embassy wants parking to buy more cars; LA TV has windshield perspective too; Street crossers like lemmings?; ICC part 1 opening soon; NYC gets camera-enforced bus lanes; Suburban poor struggle in recession; And…. Keep reading…